Inspector Proby is enjoying a quiet evening at home with his wife, safe from the violent storms that are raging outside. The Chief Constable wishes to butter up the local landowner Sir Thomas Hatton, who is nervous about security at Hatton Abbey. Proby and Sergeant Rootham pay Sir Thomas a token visit, hoping that is the end of the matter. When Lady Hatton is found murdered, Proby and the inhabitants of the Abbey are marooned by the floods and find themselves at the mercy of a killer who is about to strike again. "A witty and well-shaped plot...' - MAIL ON SUNDAY
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